AICE Media Studies AS- Neighbors, A

As a kid I remember always seeing my mom reading magazines in her free time. I always thought of them as just stories to read or pictures to look at to pass time. As I have grown older and have read a handful of magazines myself, I now know that their purpose is more than just stories and pictures, and that a lot of detail is required to publish more successful edition. Starting with title pages, I have learned that magazine editors must pay close attention to the colors, fonts, photos, and subtitles used. Take title pages as an example; editors must make sure the colors, fonts, and photos all come together aesthetically and organized. Editors usually use black and white text for most of the body text but tend to use bright colors like red and yellow for headings and titles. For example, on the Travis Scott edition of the GQ magazine the titles and headings are presented in a bright blue color with a flashy flame-like font. Another example is an edition of Men's Health, where b...

Films and movies are watched by everyone, sometimes throughout someone's entire life like me for example. People watch movies as a form of entertainment and a way to pass time. But what most people don't notice about movies is that the entirety of the film has meaning, including the introduction and opening sequences. For example, the fonts, colors, and music used in the beginning sequences help give an insight to what the movie might entail. For example, in the opening of the movie "SCREAM," the title is shown in red and blue flashing lights to resemble police car lights, and then fades to just solid red to represent blood. Just the color of the title and the abrupt shift of colors can help infer that the movie could possibly be about bloody actions and trying to get the cops involved but can't. Another detail in the opening of the same movie is the suspenseful music being played in the background. This choice of music helps us get an idea that the movie ...